Word: stringing
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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This outstanding early-season offensive record is attributable to Columbia's excessively talented backfield, called by experts "the best Lion backfield since the War." Tom Vasell, one of the league's leading passers, is first string quarterback for the third consecutive season. Already this year, he has completed 21 out of 35 passes for a near-600 percentage, 263 yards, and one TD. Behind him is running strength in halfbacks Tom O'Connor and Russ Warren, who have logged over 180 yards apiece on the ground for averages of 5.9 and 4.5 yards per carry, respectively...
...known what to expect from Niles. Authentic he may be, fascinating he is, but a singer he really is not. His is a voice that is not a voice in the musical sense of the word. His singing is not a flow of melody, but a strange string of sounds that are sometimes shrill, sometimes whining, sometimes rasping, like the sound of a cello bow scratching an unwilling string, but most often pitched in a vibrant falsetto of unworldly intensity. It is not the sort of voice that one instantly enjoys. It most definitely has to grow on the listener...
David Brinkley's Journal (NBC, 10:30-11 p.m.). PREMIERE of a string of half-hours in which Brinkley will be allowed to spray his acerbic wit. This week's target: roadside billboards. Color...
Eddie Meehan and Mark Mullin of Harvard came in first and second; Art Freeman of B.U. came in third; and then in an unbroken string came the rest of Harvard cross country team, as the Crimson crushed B.U. 12-45 at Franklin Park yesterday for its second win in as many meets this year...
...best of the remaining elevens is probably Adams. Strong before this week, Adams will be even stronger with the addition of Rick Rice, a former second-string varsity tackle. Dunster House is having extreme rebuilding problems and will be hard-pressed to duplicate last year's third place finish. The Dunster line (except for tackle Dave Kozloff) is light, and the backs are small...